2012 was a tough year for the derivatives industry. The year opened with the industry still trying to deal with the fallout from the collapse of MF Global and the disappearance of supposedly segregated customer funds. Then came the bankruptcy of the Peregrine Group and the discovery that its proprietor had been able to conceal his misappropriation of money from CME and CFTC regulators for years. New regulations implementing provisions of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 began to take effect in ways that heralded seismic changes for derivatives markets.On top of the industry's political, regulatory, structural and public relations problems, trading volume on world derivative exchanges took a nosedive...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.